David Munguía Payés
{{Short description|Minister of Defense of El Salvador}}
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{{use American English|date=May 2022}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Divisional General
| name = David Munguía Payés
| image = File:David Munguía Payés in 2015.jpg
| caption = Munguía Payés in 2015
| office = Minister of National Defense of El{{nbsp}}Salvador
| term_start = 12 July 2013
| term_end = 1 June 2019
| president = Mauricio Funes
Salvador Sánchez Cerén
| predecessor = José Atilio Benítez
| successor = René Merino Monroy
| term_start1 = 1 June 2009
| term_end1 = 23 November 2011
| president1 = Mauricio Funes
| predecessor1 = Jorge Alberto Molina
| successor1 = José Atilio Benítez
| office2 = 3rd Minister of Justice and Public Security of El{{nbsp}}Salvador
| term_start2 = 23 November 2011
| term_end2 = 17 May 2013
| president2 = Mauricio Funes
| predecessor2 = Manuel Melgar
| successor2 = Ricardo Perdomo
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| birth_place = El Salvador
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| occupation = Military officer
| allegiance = {{flag|El Salvador}}
| branch = {{army|El Salvador}}
| serviceyears = ?–2019
| rank = Divisional general
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David Victoriano Munguía Payés is a former Salvadoran Army general who served as Minister of National Defense of El Salvador from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2013 to 2019.
Biography
David Victoriano Munguía Payés was the Director of the Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School from 1996 to 1997.{{cite news|last1=Martínez|first1=Óscar|last2=Arauz|first2=Sergio|title=Destituido Subdirector del OIE fue Nombrado Asesor de Ministro Munguía Payés|trans-title=Dismissed Deputy Director of the OIE, he was Appointed Advisor to Minister Munguía Payés|url=https://www.elfaro.net/es/201203/noticias/8134/Destituido-subdirector-del-OIE-fue-nombrado-asesor-de-ministro-Mungu%C3%ADa-Payés.htm?st-full_text=all&tpl=11|accessdate=30 November 2020|publisher=El Faro|language=Spanish|date=27 March 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.escuelamilitar.mil.sv/index.php/galeria-de-fotos/galeria-de-ex-directores|title=Galeria Ex-directores|trans-title=Gallery of Ex-Directors|access-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805231503/http://www.escuelamilitar.mil.sv/index.php/galeria-de-fotos/galeria-de-ex-directores|archive-date=5 August 2018|website=Escuela Militar|language=es}}
He was appointed as Minister of National Defense of El Salvador on 1 June 2009 by President Mauricio Funes.{{cite web|url=https://www.fuerzaarmada.mil.sv/?page_id=737|title=Exministros de Defensa|trans-title=Ex-Ministers of Defense|website=Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional|access-date=September 4, 2020|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232646/https://www.fuerzaarmada.mil.sv/?page_id=737|url-status=dead}} He served until 23 November 2011 and replaced by José Atilio Benítez Parada, but he was reinstated to the position on 12 July 2013. He left office on 1 June 2019 and was succeeded by René Merino Monroy.{{cite news|last1=Alas|first1=Liseth|title=Estos son los Funcionarios que Integrarán el Gabinete de Nayib Bukele|url=https://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/estos-son-los-funcionarios-que-integraran-el-gabinete-de-nayib-bukele/608701/2019/|accessdate=4 September 2020|publisher=El Salvador.com|date=1 June 2019|location=San Salvador, El Salvador|language=Spanish|publication-date=1 June 2020|trans-title=These are the Officials that will make up Nayib Bukele's Cabinet}}{{cite news|title=Bukele Nombra Nuevo Ministro de Defensa y Acaba la Era Munguía Payés|trans-title=Bukele Appoints New Minister of Defense and Ends the Munguía Payés Era|url=https://diario.elmundo.sv/bukele-nombra-nuevo-ministro-de-defensa-y-acaba-la-era-munguia-payes/|accessdate=4 September 2020|publisher=El Mundo|date=1 June 2019|location=San Salvador, El Salvador|language=Spanish|publication-date=1 June 2020}}
Munguía Payés was arrested on 23 July 2020 for allegedly negotiating a truce with the prominent gangs Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and 18th Street gang (Barrio 18) during his term.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-el-salvador-crime/ex-salvadoran-defense-minister-arrested-for-suspected-role-in-gang-truce-idUSKCN24P09K|title=Ex-Salvadoran Defense Minister Arrested for Suspected Role in Gang Truce|last=Nelson|first=Renteria|date=23 July 2020|website=Reuters|access-date=30 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/munguia-gang-truce-el-salvador/|title=El Salvador Arrests General Behind 2012 Gang Truce|last=Silva Ávalos|first=Héctor|date=28 July 2020|website=InSight Crime|access-date=30 November 2020}} A judge later ordered him to be placed under house arrest.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/judge-allows-el-salvador-ex-defense-minister-house-arrest/2020/07/29/156610f6-d1f1-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html|title=Judge allows El Salvador ex-defense minister house arrest|date=29 July 2020|website=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|access-date=30 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/americas_judge-orders-house-arrest-former-el-salvador-defense-minister-linked-gang-conspiracy/6193664.html|title=Judge Orders House Arrest for Former El Salvador Defense Minister Linked to Gang Conspiracy|date=30 July 2020|website=VOA News|access-date=30 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-arrests-mauricio-funes-el-salvador-san-salvador-46cecc5948869ec102767171fe1c66bf|title=Judge Allows El Salvador Ex-Defense Minister House Arrest|date=29 July 2020|website=AP News|access-date=30 November 2020}} In October 2020, eight properties worth 1.4 million dollars were confiscated from Munguía Payés by the Salvadoran government due to tax investigations indicating that they may have been attained through illegal activities.{{cite web|url=https://www.archyde.com/prosecutor-confiscates-eight-properties-worth-1-4-million-from-former-defense-minister-david-munguia-payes-news-from-el-salvador/|title=Prosecutor Confiscates Eight Properties Worth $1.4 Million from Former Defense Minister David Munguía Payés – News from El Salvador|date=9 October 2020|website=Archyde|access-date=30 November 2020}}
His criminal trial began on 26 April 2023. On 29 May 2023, he was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment (8 years for illicit association, 6 years for failure to perform his duties, and 4 years for committing arbitrary actions).{{cite web|url=https://diario.elmundo.sv/nacionales/condenan-a-funes-y-munguia-payes-por-la-tregua|title=Condenan a Funes y Munguía Payés por la Tregua|trans-title=Funes and Munguía Payés are Condemned for the Truce|language=es|date=29 May 2023|access-date=29 May 2023|work=El Mundo|first1=Leonardo|last1=Cerón|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529201944/https://diario.elmundo.sv/nacionales/condenan-a-funes-y-munguia-payes-por-la-tregua|archive-date=29 May 2023|url-status=live}} On 17 June 2023, the office of the attorney general began proceedings to charge Munguía for alleged the money laundering and illicit enrichment of US$1,147,650 during Funes' presidency.{{cite web|url=https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/Fiscalia-acusa-a-Munguia-Payes-de-enriquecimiento-ilicito-por-1.1-millones-20230617-0027.html|title=Fiscalía Acusa a Munguía Payés de Enriquecimiento Ilícito por $1.1 Millones|trans-title=Attorney General Accuses Munguía Payés of Illicit Enrichment of $1.1 Million|language=es|date=17 June 2023|access-date=18 June 2023|work=La Prensa Gráfica|first1=Gabriela|last1=Villarroel}} On 24 August 2023, the office of the attorney general ordered Munguía Payés to pay US$462,732.81 to the state.{{cite web|url=https://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/david-munguia-payes-condenado-devolver-462-mil-al-estado/1085273/2023/|title=Condenan a Munguía Payés a Devolver $462,000 al Estado|trans-title=They Order Munguía Payés to Return $462,000 to the State|language=es|date=24 August 2023|access-date=25 August 2023|work=El Diario de Hoy|first1=Jorge|last1=Beltrán Luna}}
See also
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Category:Captain General Gerardo Barrios Military School alumni
Category:Defence ministers of El Salvador
Category:Justice ministers of El Salvador
Category:Salvadoran military personnel